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A game recap for the Thursday, August 27, 2026 Jeopardy! Masters game between Long Nguyen, Andrew He, and Victoria Groce.
Jeopardy! Masters Recap - Thursday, August 27, 2026 (Game 1)
Current Champion
Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
97 correct, 14 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
43.86% in first on buzzer (100/228)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,800)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,450
To win:
5 games: 60.268%
6: 36.322%
7: 21.891%
8: 13.193%
9: 7.951%
Avg. streak: 5.517 games.
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All Time Winnings
All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:
1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200
All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):
1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
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Warning: This page contains spoilers for the August 27, 2026, first game of Jeopardy! Masters — please do not scroll down if you wish to avoid being spoiled. It will be updated alongside the Eastern Time airing of the show, beginning at about 8:00 PM Eastern.
This game's Jeopardy! Masters contestants:
Long enters this game with a 5-6 career win-loss record and 1 point thus far in the tournament. Andrew enters this game with a 18-18 career win-loss record and 1 point thus far in the tournament. Victoria enters this game with a 20-8 career win-loss record and 3 points thus far in the tournament.
Andy's Pregame Thoughts:
I know that Victoria Groce thought in the post-game interview from yesterday's game that her bet on the final Daily Double may have been too much, but I'm not sure I agree with her assessment. First of all, even if you hold everything else constant and given Victoria a correct response on that last Daily Double, her score entering Final Jeopardy would have been Triple Stumper-proof, so a correct response on the Daily Double would have given her the 3 points. But, even at this point, it's moved Victoria to the first game of the evening, where she's been paired against the 5th and 6th-placed players in the competition in Andrew He and Long Nguyen. Andrew and Long have both struggled thus far, and having to play against Victoria likely won't help them find buzzer timing. But if they do, and manage to pull off an upset tonight, then things in Jeopardy! Masters will get incredibly interesting.
As always, here's what the Unified Prediction Model thinks about this one:
Victoria: 41.3% chance of winning, 31.5% chance of finishing second;
Andrew: 31.4% chance of winning, 34.0% chance of finishing second;
Long: 27.3% chance of winning, 34.5% chance of finishing second.
In terms of scheduling tonight, things go back to being 8:00 (7:00 Central) for most places on both sides of the border this evening. Remember, the games air on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada. That being said, NFL preseason coverage in Boston, Cleveland, Syracuse, Watertown, NY, Erie, PA, Reno, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Alaska, and Monterey, CA are causing tonight's game to be aired later. Check local listings in those areas!
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Game Recap & Tonight's Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here's the Thursday, August 27, 2026 Jeopardy! Masters (game 1) by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: It's A Small World; Classical Compositions; One Letter Different; Weapons; Backrooms; Recent Horror)Andrew found the Daily Double early and used it to jump into a big lead, but Victoria bounced back to take the lead, aided by becoming the fifth player to run a category in Masters play, Recent Horror. She also got 4 in Small World and 3 in weapons and backrooms, while Andrew got 3 in classical music.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Victoria 16 correct 0 incorrectAndrew 7 correct 2 incorrect
Long 4 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Victoria 9,600Andrew 5,800
Long 2,800
Today's interviews:
Long competed against Victoria in college quiz bowl.Andrew was not expecting his hair to become a talking point.
Victoria brought one of Nora's toys as a good luck charm.
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Supreme Court Lays Down The Law; Science & Scientists; Rated Middle X; Fashion Terms; Your Favorite Singer's Favorite Singer; The Villainous Side Of Johnny Gilbert)Long and Andrew found the Daily Doubles; Long was correct and sat second after Double, while Andrew was incorrect and sat third. Meanwhile, Victoria had enough incorrect responses in the round to not quite have a runaway entering Final Jeopardy. On the second board, Victoria got 3 in scientists.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Victoria 27 correct 4 incorrectLong 8 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 13 correct 3 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Victoria 15,600Long 8,000
Andrew 4,600
Final Jeopardy category: World Languages
Final Jeopardy! clue: One of 24 official languages of the EU, this island tongue spoken by 500,000 is a form of Arabic written in the Latin alphabet
Correct response: What is Maltese?
Everyone was correct in Final; 3 points to Victoria, and 1 to Long.
Tonight's results:
Andrew 4,600 + $4,000 = $8,600 (What is Maltese?)Long 8,000 + $7,601 = $15,601 (What is Maltese?)
Victoria 15,600 + $401 = $16,001 (What is Maltese? Hi, Nora!) (Winner)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) CLASSICAL COMPOSITIONS $600 (clue #6)Andrew 2800 +2800 (Victoria 800 Long 1000)
2) SCIENCE & SCIENTISTS $1600 (clue #1)
Long 2800 +2800 (Victoria 9600 Andrew 5800)
3) RATED MIDDLE X $1600 (clue #4, $29200 left on board)
Andrew 7800 -6000 (Victoria 11200 Long 5600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 123
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:Victoria 5 4
Andrew 5 5 3*
Long 4
DJ! Round:
Victoria 5
Andrew 4*
Long 4* 4
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Victoria 4.67Long 4.00
Andrew 4.25
Game Stats:
Victoria $15,600 Coryat, 27 correct, 4 incorrect, 52.63% in first on buzzer (30/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)Long $6,800 Coryat, 8 correct, 1 incorrect, 10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Andrew $8,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $30,800
Lach Trash: $14,200 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,000
Player Statistics:
Victoria Groce, career statistics:
755 correct, 109 incorrect27/33 on rebound attempts (on 92 rebound opportunities)
42.85% in first on buzzer (755/1762)
37/45 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $163,305)
18/31 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,697
Andrew He, career statistics:
695 correct, 108 incorrect46/57 on rebound attempts (on 141 rebound opportunities)
31.29% in first on buzzer (660/2109)
36/49 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $144,600)
18/37 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,481
Long Nguyen, career statistics:
223 correct, 44 incorrect17/22 on rebound attempts (on 63 rebound opportunities)
28.61% in first on buzzer (212/741)
17/20 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $46,200)
7/13 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,892
Andy's Thoughts:
- Today's box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Victoria 15,600 Long 8,000 Andrew 4,600)Victoria: Standard cover bet over Long is 401.
Andrew: Bet no more than 3799 to stay ahead of Long if he's incorrect..
Long: You need the 3 points here with where you are for the competition. You have to bet at least 7200.
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